I’ve always considered myself a giver. Sure it’s nice to get things from time to time but when it comes to specific things, I always tell people “give me gift cards”.  It’s better to get pseudo cash because then I can get what I REALLY want and not some thing that may end up at the next garage sale.

As I’ve said before, I’m in my friend’s wedding and realized that I still need to get her a bridal shower gift (damn, my presence in her wedding isn’t good enough), so I went to her bridal registry and took a gander. As I looked at everything, plates, towels, bathroom thingies, I thought Hmmmm, I wonder what I would ask for….. and really thinking about it - no bridal registry. I talked about it with my man later that night and he came up with an ingenious idea “Nah, no gifts. Ask them to donate to an animal charity”. Why yes!! What a great thought!! Hah. Apparently, others have thought about this as well. I found this website that handles it all for you. What a great, selfless act and definitely a great way to celebrate your love. Unfortunately for me, they don’t have any animal charities on there but I can always recommend that they add one.

Of course, if you have a bridal registry that does not make you selfish. Not everyone has been co-habitating for decades and has collected their fair share of mismatched tea cups. So by all means visit that store, grab that gun thing and shoot away.

The one-l lama,
He’s a priest.
The two-l llama,
He’s a beast.
And I will bet
A silk pajama
There isn’t any
Three-l lllama.

–Ogden Nash

Ah, the great and glorious llama… and here’s a wedding where the llama (and alpaca) became special guests, and added special meaning to the ceremony….

It’s just another reminder that your ceremony is your own, and integrating your own favorite things, whether they’re llamas or lamas or silk pajamas (pajama party!) or strawberry jam, will make your wedding meaningful and powerful.

Underwood